| A | B |
|---|
| barbarism | condition that offends social standards |
| capitulation | surrender or submission |
| divan | a sofa or couch, usually without arms or back, often usable as a bed |
| enthralling | capturing one's attention |
| florins | British silver coins, worth about two shillings (one quarter) |
| ingenious | inventive or imaginative |
| ludicrous | foolish or unreasonable |
| lumbago | acute or chronic pain, as caused by muscle strain in the lower back |
| monotonous | always the same, as in tone or activity |
| obstinate | stubborn; stubbornly adhering to an opinion or purpose, in spite of reason |
| pious | having genuine religious reverence |
| prude | person who is overly proper or decorous |
| row | an argument or quarrel |
| surreptitiously | in a quiet or secretive manner |
| umpteenth | very many; indefinitely numerous |
